On September 20, 2011, the USPS issued its fourth Semipostal stamp, to raise money wildlife conservation.
The
World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society first proposed a
Semipostal stamp be created to help raise money for wildlife
conservation. Their efforts paid off ten years later when Congress
passed the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act
of 2010. The Amur tiger stamp was issued the following year. Also
known as the Siberian tiger, the Amur once roamed Western and Central
Asia. Their organs and bones, used in Asian medicine, and their lush
pelts made them a profitable target for poachers.
2011 U.S. Save Vanishing Species Semipostal Stamp |
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The
original law made the Amur tiger stamp available from September 2011
until December 2013. During that time, over 25 million stamps were
sold, raising over $2.75 million. In 2014, President Obama signed a
bill reauthorizing the Save Vanishing Species stamp to continue sales
through 2018. As of July 2018, the stamp raised over $5.2 million!
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